Ethan Kross, PhD, is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House, and has been interviewed about his work on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New England Journal of Medicine and Science.
“There’s something deeply mysterious, even awesome, about our inner
voice, the means by which we make ourselves aware of who we are and
what we think. Kross has good ideas about how to manage and control
this voice.”—The New Yorker
“Are there right and wrong ways to communicate with yourself, and
if so, are there techniques that might usefully be employed by
those with inner voices that are just a little too loud? . . .
Kross has found answers to some, if not all, of these questions. .
. . [Chatter] could hardly be published at a more opportune
moment.”—The Guardian
“This compelling collection of stories examines the power that we
have to harness our positive and negative thoughts through the
conversations we have with ourselves in silent and the incredible
that’s already within us to embrace our highest self.”—CNN
“You know that voice in your head, the one that cheers you on . . .
or cuts you down? Psychologist Kross explains how to quiet your
inner Debbie Downer and harness self-talk for success.”—People
“Kross may be a scientist by trade, but with Chatter he proves
himself a deft storyteller who, through levity and wit, creates an
easily digestible work on the brain, how it works and how we can
quiet our often relentless chatter.”—USA Today
“[An] instructive guide to both normalizing anxiety and distancing
ourselves from it.”—Harvard Business Review
“Fresh and riveting, Chatter is a masterpiece—a landmark
book that will change the way you think about human nature.
Required reading for all.”—Angela Duckworth, bestselling author
of Grit
“Ethan Kross isn’t just a world-renowned scientist, he’s an expert
storyteller too. In Chatter, he shows why our inner voice
is indispensable, and reveals how we can master it. Urgent, lucid,
and compelling, Chatter is the groundbreaking and
transformative book the world needs now.”—Susan Cain, bestselling
author of Quiet
“This book is going to fundamentally change some of the most
important conversations in your life—the ones you have with
yourself.”—Adam Grant, bestselling author
of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the TED
podcast WorkLife
“I’ve demonstrated throughout my career how negative thoughts can
spiral and undermine people’s success. In Chatter, Ethan
Kross weaves cutting-edge science with riveting stories to reveal
the tools people can use to manage these
experiences. Chatter is a truly compelling and valuable
book.”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset
“Ethan is a deep and original thinker and a thorough, always
thought-provoking researcher. He’s one of the psychologists whose
work I always read whenever I see his name.”—Maria Konnikova,
bestselling author of The Biggest Bluff
“Ethan Kross has written the definitive work on how to redirect our
inner voices away from rumination and self-criticism and toward
reflection and self-improvement. Chatter is a profound
and practical book—one that will leave you with both a fresh
understanding of yourself and new strategies to live a fuller
life.”—Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author
of When and Drive
“Ethan Kross illuminates and solves the crucial issue of mastering
self-talk in this modern classic. Compulsively readable and
refreshingly original.”—Dave Evans, bestselling author
of Designing Your Life
“Stimulating . . . Kross, the director of the University of
Michigan’s Emotion & Self Control Laboratory, debuts with an
eye-opening look at managing ‘the silent conversations people have
with themselves.’”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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